While the original iPhone and the iPhone 3G both run the 2.0 software, the iPhone underground community has been without a jailbreaking tool for their shiny new toy. The days of waiting since the July 11th launch are now coming to a close and the iPhone Dev Team has released Pwnage Tool 2.0. This utility is for Mac OS X and jailbreaks (allowing full read/write filesystem access and installation of unofficial third party applications) the iPhone 3G. The tool also works on the original iPhone running the 2.0 Software, but read below for a download link to version 2.0.1
Download PwnageTool 2.0 by clicking here.
In order to use PwnageTool 2.0, use the following precautions:
- Launch the Terminal (located in /Applications/Utilities and type mkdir “~/Library/iTunes/Device Support”
- Delete all iPhone software updates from ~/Library/iTunes/iPhone Software Updates
- Launch Activity Monitor (located in /Applications/Utilities) and quit the process “iTunes Helper”
When using the tool, which is relatively straightforward, take note of the following
- Use the 1,1 image for first-generation iPhones running OS 2.0.
- Make sure the iPhone is “off” when building the ipsw (as instructed inside the application)
The Pwnage Tool 2.0.1 has also been released to the general public for original iPhone jailbreaking. There have been many enhancements and bug fixes in version 2.0.1 including:
- It better auto-finds the bl39 and bl46 files (on your computer)
- It creates the ~/Library/iTunes/Device Support/ folder if not present, which should help with some 1600 errors people have been having.
- Many people have reported the PwnageTool not starting up at all (the icon never stops bouncing). This issue should be resolved now.
- The Sparkle AppCast URL is fixed in this version, so automatic updates should work for future releases.
To download the Pwnage Tool 2.0.1 click here.